Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward, Jr.is a retired American football wide receiver, businessman, and television personality. He is the current NBC studio analyst who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Georgia. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he became the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL, and...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CitySeoul, South Korea
I never went into the game saying I wanted to be the Super Bowl MVP. I just went out and played. And everything worked its way out.
For us, we don't get caught up in statistics as much. As players, the team MVP is the guy who exemplifies hard work at practices, gives it his all on Sundays and is the guy to get the guys up.
Not too many rookies can come into the league like he did and win ball games. I tell him, 'You're the captain. Let us work the ship, just steer us in the right direction.
Ben is different with his confidence this year. He has trust in everyone around him and he makes the team work for him. He has been a phenomenal leader.
I can't even begin to tell you how do good this feels ... especially after how our season ended last year. Nobody believed in us except the guys in this locker room. All our hard work has paid off. We're going to the Super Bowl.
It was probably more gratifying going through it this way. Nothing was ever given to us. We earned it.
That was a rocket. I made an adjustment on my route. He had to make an adjustment and somehow he got the ball to me. That was amazing.
He saved the year for us with that tackle.
It's better, ... I could have practiced today. We'll see how it goes. I want to be there in the end, so I don't want to risk anything.
Are you a little envious? Yeah, I can say that. Everywhere I go, those guys are flashing it every time. It's always motivation.
I don't know how (the Seahawks) can feel disrespected when everybody had them going to the Super Bowl, anyway. We feel like we're the underdog. Nobody was talking about us. For us to do what we have done, people want to jump on the bandwagon now.
I already told Jerome that if we lose this year, I'm not going to cry.
I'm not worried about Ben. I'm not worried at all.
I'm going to Disney World! And I'm taking the 'Bus'!!